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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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